K12 Strong Workforce

California’s economic competitiveness is fueled, in part, by the strength of its regional economies and its skilled workforce. California is committed to investing in developing a skilled workforce to meet the state’s labor market needs and to ensure upward social and economic mobility for Californians. In 2016, the California Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program (SWP), budgeting an ongoing $248 million for the state’s community colleges to enhance and expand career technical education (CTE) and workforce training to prepare students for high-wage employment in industries that meet regional labor market needs.

Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, an additional $150 million was allocated on an annual and ongoing basis to K-12 local education agencies (LEAs) through the K12 Strong Workforce Program (K12 SWP) to create, support, or expand high-quality CTE at the K-12 level (Education Code, Section 88827).

Read more about the program and its primary objectives on the K12 Overview page.

2021/22 K12 SWP Request for Application

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2021 K12 SWP REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS

DATE	TIME	REGION	TITLE	LOCATION and Resources
8/25/2021	1:00-3:00 pm	Inland Empire/Desert	Insightful Decision Making: How to Use Labor Market Information	Webinar Recording
8/26/2021	9:00-10:00 am	South Central Coast	K12 SWP Round 4 Information Session	Webinar Recording
8/26/2021	11:00-12:00 pm	San Diego/Imperial	Leveraging CCI Equity Data to Inform CTE Grant Writing	Webinar Recording
8/30/2021	1:00-3:00 pm	San Diego/Imperial	New Applicant/Project Development Workshop
8/31/2021	11:00-1:00 pm	San Diego/Imperial	Regional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/2/2021	9:00-10:30 am	South Central Coast	K12 Strong Workforce Program (SWP) Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/2/2021	10:00-11:00 am	Orange County	Charter Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/8/2021	1:00-2:30 pm	Orange County	Public Engagement Meeting
9/9/2021	9:00-11:00 am	South Central Coast	K12 Strong Workforce Program Round 4 Support Session #1	Join the Webinar Webinar Recording
9/9/2021	9:00-12:00 pm	Los Angeles	Regional Engagement Information Session	Webinar Recording
9/9/2021	12:00-1:00 pm	North/Far North	RFA Overview Webinar	Webinar Recording
9/9/2021	3:00-5:00 pm	San Diego/Imperial	Regional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Registration Webinar Recording
9/10/2021	10:00-11:30 am	Bay Area	Silicon Valley - Subregional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/10/2021	10:00-12:00 pm	Inland Empire/Desert	May the Fourth Be With You - Round 4 K12 Strong Workforce	Webinar Registration Webinar Recording
9/13/2021	2:00-3:30 pm	Bay Area	Santa Cruz/MB - Subregional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/15/2021	12:00-1:30 pm	Bay Area	SF/Peninsula - Subregional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/16/2021	8:00-12:00 pm	North/Far North	In-Person Engagement Session	In-Person Registration
9/16/2021	9:00-11:00 am	South Central Coast	K12 Strong Workforce Program Round 4 Support Session #2	Join the Webinar Webinar Recording
9/16/2021	1:00-4:00 pm	Los Angeles	Regional Engagement Session	Webinar Recording
9/17/2021	10:00-11:30 am	Orange County	Public Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/20/2021	8:30-2:00 pm	Inland Empire/Desert	IEDRC Quarterly Meeting & K12 Engagement Meeting	Webinar Registration Webinar Recording
9/20/2021	2:00-3:30 pm	Bay Area	North Bay - Subregional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording
9/21/2021	9:00-11:00 am	Central/Mother Lode	CRC Engagement Meeting	Webinar Registration Webinar Recording
9/21/2021	10:00-12:00 pm	North/Far North	Virtual Engagement Session	Webinar Recording
9/23/2021	9:00-11:00 am	Central/Mother Lode	CRC Engagement Meeting	Webinar Registration
9/23/2021	9:00-11:00 am	South Central Coast	K12 Strong Workforce Program Round 4 Support Session #3	Join the Webinar Webinar Recording
9/24/2021	10:00-11:30 am	Bay Area	East Bay - Subregional Engagement Meeting	Webinar Recording